#8E2CA1#8E2CA1

#8E2CA1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.191 H 320.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CA1
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 161)
HSL	hsl(290, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(290, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.8%, 72.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 56.65, -43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 71.35, 322.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.1% 0.1479 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(49.1% 0.191 320.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4883, 10.1263, 34.6920)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CA1 #3FA12C

analogous

#532CA1 #8E2CA1 #A12C7A

triadic

#8E2CA1 #A18E2C #2CA18E

tetradic

#8E2CA1 #A1532C #3FA12C #2C7AA1

square

#8E2CA1 #A1532C #3FA12C #2C7AA1

split-complementary

#8E2CA1 #7AA12C #2CA153

monochromatic

#391241 #641F71 #8E2CA1 #B440CB #C770D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8E2CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E2CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CA1

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CA1	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385D9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.191 320.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fbd',
    500: '#8e2ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ca1;
$custom-light: #b36fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.256,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49095,
    "c": 0.19137,
    "h": 320.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10125
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CA1

secondary

#78BF6A

accent

#E04760

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CA1

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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